Lystrophis

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Lystrophis

South American hognose snake mimicking a coral snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Colubridae
Subfamily:	Xenodontinae
Genus:	Lystrophis Cope, 1885

Lystrophis is the genus of tri-colored South American hognose snakes. They mimic milk snakes or coral snakes with their red, black, and white ringed patterns.

Species

The genus Lystrophis has 4 recognized species:^[1]

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